Dodgers-Padres Brawl Will Cost Carlos Quentin Nearly $500,000

Carlos Quentin has been suspended eight games for last week's
brawl between the Dodgers and Padres. And according to an
Associated Press report, Quentin has dropped his appeal, a move
that will cost him nearly $500,000 in salary (via
ESPN.com).

Quentin will lose 4.9% of his $9.5 million salary this season
($469,000). He was also fined $3,000.

The penalty is extreme for a player charging the mound and
suggests that Zack Greinke's injury played a factor in the
decision. Greinke broke his collarbone during the altercation and
will be out eight weeks, missing approximately 12 starts.

This could be a sign that Major League
Baseball will move to start increasing penalties for players
charging the mound. As television network contracts and player
salaries continue to skyrocket, nobody wants to see star players
injured over something that was completely avoidable.